Aircraft Photo of N87AW | Vazar DHC-3T Turbine Otter | AirHistory.net #435808
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N87AW
Aircraft Original Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Aircraft Generic Type:De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1/UC)
Aircraft Version:Vazar DHC-3T Turbine Otter
Manufacturers:De Havilland Canada / Vazar
C/n (msn):52
Location
City / Seaplane Base:Anchorage - Lake Hood Strip / SeaplaneMap
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Airport Codes:ICAO: PALH   IATA: -   Local: LHD   Other: -
 
Photo Date:August 2003
Photo by:David A. Montgomery
Photo ID: 435808
Photo Comment

With the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from new in 1954 as CF-MPO. Bought by Alaska West Air Service Inc, Kenai, Alaska, in 1996, becoming N87AW and immediately being turbined as a Vazar DHC-3T conversion. Seen here on very short finals for touchdown on Anchorage's Lake Hood. Carries a "STOL" logo on the tail.

This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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